194 MADRAS FISHERIES BULLETIN VOL. XI, 



supplied with S84 lb. murrel and other fish for Rs. 101-4-6 from the 

 Sunkesula fish farm. The sales would have been a greater success had it 

 not been for the virulent outbreaks of plague. Two ponds for storing the 

 fish in Kurnool town are under construction. 



^^ Nallatnalais scheme. — The two ponds and quarters at Praema have 

 been completed and the ponds were stocked with a selection of larvicides 

 from the Ippur farm for breeding purposes. As these ponds are in- 

 sufficient, another site near Mahanandi for additional ponds has been 

 selected and the plans and estimate for them have been prepared. 



" Colair scheme. — The scheme for a floating hatchery and the im- 

 provement of the Colair lake fishery is still pending owing to the presence 

 of fixed engines. The Collector has been requested to take action in the 

 matter. 



" Cuddapah anti-malarial scheme. — The g miles of road up to Palla- 

 madugu has been repaired but the new jungle road from thence to 

 Peddagadi is being laid. 



" Ippur fish farm. — The work of this new farm progressed well during 

 the year. It holds a large head of gourami and larvicides and is the main 

 source of supply, at present, of larvicides to the public and local bodies in 

 the Presidency. The growing demand for larvicides has necessitated the 

 utilization of the whole Ippur Kamini tank for the cultivation of these fish. 

 The food fish reared simultaneously in the tank are being departmentally 

 fished and marketed. 



" Red Hills scheme. — A suitable site for fry ponds and staff quarters 

 has not yet been secured. The matter is still under correspondence. 



" Powder factory scheme. — The gourami introduced from Java and 

 Mauritius two years ago bred for the first time last December. Many 

 permanent water tanks of the Presidency operated by the department 

 continued to be stocked with the acclimatized species Etroplus suratensis 

 from this farm. 



" Owing to the isolated situation of two of the ponds some Etroplus 

 were stolen from one of them, but precautions have been taken to prevent 

 the recurrence of such thefts. 



•• Chingleput scheme. — A scheme to combat malaria in the Refor- 

 matory School at Chingleput by draining the moat into the adjoining river 

 by means of a channel costing Rs. 12.590 was drawn up by the authorities 

 of the Reformatory School. Subsequently an anti-malarial cum piscicul- 

 tural scheme costing only Rs. 7,500 proposed by this department was 

 sanctioned by Government. The latter scheme while preventing the spread 

 of malaria by stocking the moat with larvicidal fish will enable the water of 



